Month: March 2019

Aikido players: Willie and Laura. Ukemi: Full set for them, just a few falls for me. The Walk: Twice. Releases: Full set for both. Techniques: We worked on the first 4 chains of Ki Harry and then did some work on Hiki Otoshi, Sumi Otoshi, and Shomen-ate. Commentary: None tonight.

Aikido players: Laura. Ukemi: Laura got her set in. I spent more time on left side. The Walk: Twice. Techniques: We made some great progress on Hiki Otoshi. She got the timing right and did a couple of great throws Commentary: None tonight.

Aikido players: None. Techniques: Since it was just me, I did some Jo and Bokken strike practice. Worked on balance and consistency of stance. Commentary: None tonight.

Aikido players: Willie and Laura. Ukemi: Full set for the Laura. Willie was a late arrival. The Walk: Twice. Releases: 1, 2, 5, and 6. Techniques: We did some work on Hiki Otoshi, and Sumi Otoshi. Commentary: None tonight.

Aikido players: Laura. Ukemi: Full set for the Laura. I got in 2/3 of my set. Still trying to figure out what I’m doing differently on the left side. The Walk: Twice. Releases: Full set for Laura. Techniques: We did some work on Hiki Otoshi, Shomenate, Aigamae ate, Gyaku gamae ate, and Gedan ate. Commentary:…

Aikido players: Willie. Ukemi: Full set for the Willie. I got in 1/3 of my set. Still trying to figure out what I’m doing differently on the left side. The Walk: Twice. Releases: Full set for Willie. Techniques: We did some work on Mae Otoshi and Hiki Otoshi. Commentary: None tonight.

Aikido players: Laura. Ukemi: Full set for the Laura. I got in 2/3 of my set. Still trying to figure out what I’m doing differently on the left side The Walk: Twice. Releases: Full set for both of us. Techniques: We did some work on Hiki Otoshi and Tenkai Kote Hineri. Commentary: Yesterday I had…

Aikido players: Laura. Ukemi: Full set for the students. I got in 2/3 of my set. The Walk: Twice. Releases: Full set for Laura. Techniques: We did some work on Mae Otoshi, and Aigamae ate. Commentary: None tonight.

Aikido players: Laura and Willie. Ukemi: Full set for the students. I continued to work on left side. The Walk: Not tonight. Releases: Not tonight. Techniques: We did some work on Mae Otoshi, Sumi Otoshi, Shihonage, Aigamae ate, Oshi Taoshi, and Ude Gaeshi. All techniques all the time. Commentary: None tonight.

Aikido players: Laura and Willie. Ukemi: Full set for the students. I continued to work on left side. The Walk: Twice. Releases: Full set for both. 2nd element of Ki Hara. Techniques: We did some work on Mae Otoshi, Sumi Otoshi, and Hiki Otoshi. Most of the time on Hiki Otoshi. Commentary: None tonight.